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Born | 5 November 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Powerlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 79 kilogram class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 7 September 2016 |
Lin Tzu-hui ( Chinese: 林資惠; pinyin: Lín Zīhuì; born 1 November 1981) is a Taiwanese powerlifter. She competed in the 2004 in Athens and the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing and won a gold medal in each. [1] She competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London and achieved a Bronze Medal (less than 75 kg). [2] She qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, and was also the flag bearer for Chinese Taipei. [3]
She held the world record in 2014 after lifting 129 kg which was the highest for a woman in her class. [1]